Veterans has been fortunate to receive funding to increase technology in the classroom. This year the students will be using iPod Touches, iPads, ActivExpressions, new laptops, and new desktops in their classrooms, in addition to the Promethean ActivBoards, computer lab, and previously purchased desktops.
Teachers at a South Carolina school put this great list of websites together to turn those ActiveBoards into truly interactiveboards. You can download the original PDF by using the link here -------->.
Veterans has been fortunate to receive funding to increase technology in the classroom. This year the students will be using iPod Touches, iPads, ActivExpressions, new laptops, and new desktops in their classrooms, in addition to the Promethean ActivBoards, computer lab, and previously purchased desktops.
The district had begun compiling resources especially in the area of Podcasting. Check it out here: http://www.fle.richland2.org/~sweston/websites.htm
Teachers at a South Carolina school put this great list of websites together to turn those ActiveBoards into truly interactiveboards. You can download the original PDF by using the link here -------->.
Smart Ways to Use the SMARTBoard (or ActiveBoard in our case)
Compiled by: Denise Webster and Heather Edwards-Bohn
Forest Lake Elementary
Self-Contained Teacher and Resource Teacher
dewebster@richland2.org hedwards@richland2.org
Teacher Resource Sites
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/ - rubric generator
http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic93.htm - electronic books & online reading
http://its.leesummit.k12.mo.us/gameresources.htm - templates of premade games
www.kidszone.ws - worksheets
http://www.blackdog.net/
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html
http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/general_content/free_resources/freeResources.jsp?f=m
www.teacherplanet.com
www.songsforteaching.com
http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivitySearch.aspx - math resources
www.pppst.com – PowerPoints for various subjects
www.emints.org/ethemes/ - theme based plans
http://www.teachercreated.com/ - standardized test materials
www.ldonline.org – resources regarding learning disabilities
www.edhelper.com - Teacher resources. Mostly printable.
www.funderstanding.com - Information about education issues for teachers.
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/assess.html -rubrics
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAK1.htm - lessons for everything
http://wwwfp.education.tas.gov.au/english/strategy.htm - teaching strategies
http://staff.antioch34.com/BAnderson/diffinfo.htm - differentiated lessons starting at kindergarten
http://www.education-world.com/tools_templates/index.shtml#Calendars - classroomhelpers
http://jc-schools.net/ppt.html - power points
http://www.educationoasis.com/curriculum/Printables/printables.htm#sc - printable awards, calendars, homework passes, etc.
www.educatingdiverselearners.org
www.interventioncentral.org – academic & behavioral resources
http://www.do2learn.com/
www.yourteacher.com – Middle & High School Math Lessons
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/CompactforReading/table3.html - home connections for parents to practice skills)
http://www.catawba.k12.nc.us/webquest/ - web quests
http://wblrd.sk.ca/~bestpractice/index.html - readers workshop, writing workshop
http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/ - resources including printables
http://www.guide2digitallearning.com/tools_technologies/save_money_freeware_and_open_source_software - software
http://thejournal.com/Articles/2009/02/02/Top-10-Web-20-Tools-for-Young-Learners.aspx?Page=1
Multidisciplinary
http://www.noodletools.com/ - software to use for research process
www.iknowthat.com – teacher resources and student activities
http://www.tuxpaint.org/- The students enjoy using the stamps which is a separate (but still free) download.
www.unitedstreaming.com - videos
www.brainpop.com - Various videos with quizzes. Subscription required.
www.globalschoolnet.org – Internet projects
http://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/projects.html - internet projects
http://its.leesummit.k12.mo.us/Virtual%20Activities.htm – Virtual field trips & scavenger hunts
http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/computing/web_quests/early/ - webquests for 3rd 4th 5th
http://www.teachertube.com/ - video resource; subscription is free
http://technology.usd259.org/resources/NWEA/documents/Vocabulary.pdf - vocabulary by MAP RIT band
http://www.playkidsgames.com/member-homepages.php?d=974 – MAP vocabulary games
http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/educational_videos.html - videos & games
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAK1.htm - lessons, center activities
http://www.mrsjonesroom.com/ - activities
MATH
www.createagraph.com - data
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Patterns/ - Pattern block fraction activities
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/fractions/index.html - Pizza Fractions
http://www.toonuniversity.com/flash.asp?err=569&engine= - Drop the coins & drag them into the cup
http://www.superkidz.com/count1.html - money
http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/tabletrees.html - online multiplication practice
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmm/manip/mn_k.html - counters, coins & bills, connecting cubes, number line, 100 chart
http://teachingtreasures.com.au/maths/Maths_more.html -math flash cards
www.aaamath.com – interactive math lessons K-8
www.funbrain.com - games
http://www.abc.net.au/countusin/games.htm - games
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/mathmagician/maths1.html - timed math drills for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/ - math vocabulary resource
http://www.ixl.com/ - practice by grade level PreK-6
www.prepdog.com – standardized test prep grades 2-8
Science
www.edheads.org
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/playspace/games/jigsaw/jigsaw.shtml - space
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/index_interactivebody.shtml - Body parts/systems
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/class - animals
www.froguts.com – virtual dissection
Social Studies
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/launch_gms_viking_quest.shtml - Vikings
http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Pioneers.html - pioneers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/prehistoric_life/games/cavemen/ - prehistoric age
http://library.thinkquest.org/J001587/ - pioneers
ELA
www.educationoasis.com/curriculum/GO/character_story.htm - graphic organizers
http://eduscapes.com/sessions/pilot/pilotread.htm - reading differentiation
http://www.davis.k12.ut.us/staff/athorsted/fryewordlist.html - Frye word list
www.starfall.com - Early literacy skills.
www.readinga-z.com - Printable reading materials & activities for beginning readers. Subscription required.
www.funbrain.com - Variety of reading activities. Good may do activities.
http://schoolweb.missouri.edu/smithville.k12.mo.us/uptegrove/fourthgradeenglish.html - 4th grade reading skills
http://www.quiz-tree.com/Sight-Words_main.html - sight word activities based on Dolch
http://wblrd.sk.ca/~bestpractice/index.html -readers workshop, writing workshop
http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/ -literacy centers
http://cfbstaff.cfbisd.edu/furneaux/literature_links.htm -literacy links
http://www.ccs.k12.in.us/ces/teachers/3rd/vtrammell/Ball%20State/resources.htm -literacy
http://hill.troy.k12.mi.us/staff/bnewingham/myweb3/index.htm literacy workshop
http://www.coxhoe.durham.sch.uk/Curriculum/Literacy.htm (great literacy site)
www.readwritethink.com
http://www.spellingcity.com/ - spelling program for practice
http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/concord/teacherlinks/sixtraits/sixtraits.html - six trait writing instruction
http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/educational_videos.html - Electric Company phonics videos
For Fun
http://www.nickelodeon.com.au/games/lego_indianajones/Nivel1/index.php
www.pbskids.com
www.lego.com